other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

      other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

      other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

- Kubeadm: avoid detection of the container runtime for commands that do not need it ([#97625](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97625), [@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- Kubeadm: fix a bug where the static pod changes detection logic is inconsistent with kubelet ([#118069](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118069), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- Fixed bug where explain was not properly respecting jsonpaths. ([#115694](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115694), [@mpuckett159](https://github.com/mpuckett159))

* Add generic Toleration for NoExecute Taints to NodeProblemDetector ([#45883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45883), [@gmarek](https://github.com/gmarek))
* support replaceKeys patch strategy and directive for strategic merge patch ([#44597](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44597), [@mengqiy](https://github.com/mengqiy))

      other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

      other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

      other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
      control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
      "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
      direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
      otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
      outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.